48 reviews #90 of 418 Restaurants in Dayton $$ - $$$ American. The little italian guy the skinny one, one of the owners, really like my sister.. she was kinda tall and heavy set, real dark long hair, real pretty..healthy looking, if you know what i mean?. There are so many choices that it is hard to hold back from getting a lucious desert when you also picked out a huge sweet bunto go with your meal. !.. Worked for Danners Imc (parent company of Cambridge Inn) for almost 10 years. taste's exactly the same.. still great !!!.. 9:34 AM. He was so camera shy anyway.. Thank's again donw for all your help.. DON Hey donw.. i enjoyed that second site address you sent to me.. I love Sacksteders! . The cost for both of us was about $28--high when compared to a burger joint, but low compared to lots of regular restaurants--especially when you consider all that we got. Cambridge Inns all had this distinctive faux-English dcor with brick facades bordered by wooden beams. I believe my favorites were the Elephant and Giraffe but can not remember what they consisted of? Beth, Molly, Nicole, Kim, Nikki, and Nina can help change and upgrade your home or commercial space to your style! I downloaded that picture man and printed it out.. and i'm going to give it to my sister.. Today was such a trip and I proceededto get 3 orders of the liver. I did my management training at the Centerville CI. for you. As I pulled into the empty parking lot, Icould practically smell the fried chicken, the mashed potatoes, the roast beef sliced directly from a block, and pie. Beloved mother of Mary Katherine Evans, Martha A. Osterday (John), Edna Gorman (Robert); l It was my first real job. Nothing tasted bad, most was very good. Makes you feel special when eating here. Hey olds88, now that sounds familiar man, we should research that.. Are you familiar with kettering?.. Yup this is on my list of go backs.More. Needless to say, we took leftovers home for the night. Save. Yes, MCL Cafeteria offers takeout services. I have also purchased whole pies to bring to family gatherings. like you paid a lot, so you need to pack in everything you can. But again, Holy Cow, 30 years???? We wound up not eating some of our pecan pie, so they brought us a box to take it home--another plus over buffet style. John Ness cookin mornings, Dave at night. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. Both places have kept the original building shell but have painted the brick. It just has to be!!!. One was located in the Florence Mall. Copyright 2000 - 2020 Amish 365 | Powered by Touch The Road. More paprika flavor They changed the sauce to more generic BBQ in the early 1990s. Required fields are marked *. On our visit Wednesday, the 8th. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Welcome to Amish365, where I share my knowledge of Amish cooking and culture! Remember him?. I know some elderly couples who make a practice of going there because they are reasonably priced. Our family pretty much headed to either Westward Ho which had great deals or the Carillon cafeteria. Yup this is on my list of go backs. Speaking of defunct chains, do you remember York Steak House? I have my eye on a chest of drawers and I may have to break down and just simply GET IT for myselfthe design ideas are always trendy and up to date with a touch of perfection. First, I think that is called trespassing. Is the site going to get it? Looks like the Cambridge Inn had at least at one time had a brief life as a haunted house. The benefit of this sort of place is--you can get a good restaurant-style meal, carved beef, chops, chicken and such, and be sitting at your table eating less than ten minutes from when you walk into the place. Can anyone expound on this? Unlike a buffet where you have to police yourself, the cafeteria has limits. Tom S cookin and yellin at 14 year olds working their first job ever. None of us will be back there again. Son of Raymond J. Sacksteder and Elizabeth Ann Kidder, brother to five sis-ters; Ann, Susan . that big head and those hands and how he is seated.. and even the ears and haircut, the typical dayton barber collage cop cut.. he ate lunch at culps all the time, a lot of the cops did. Remember DAVID'S BUFFET ?..My oldest brother worked there many many years ago.. You sit at regular tables with real silverware and real glasses. Oh the stories that could be told of all of those places over the years. I am wondering, though, whether you are mixing up Bill Knapps on the kids menu Bill Knapps, had a kids menu that was a Giraffe, Elephant and, I think, a Zebra. We went to the Fraze Pavilion festival called The Taste and this was one of the restaurants to try. It was good. This creepy sign now sits outside the old Cambridge Inn. Second, going in won't bring back your childhood memories, the mashed potatoes, the pie, your grandparents. The benefit of this sort of place is--you can get a good restaurant-style meal, carved beef, chops, chicken and such, and be sitting at your table eating less than ten minutes from when you walk into the place. Sacksteders is a wonderful place to go for any home decorating need. I noticed that there was considerable amounts of dirt on the overhead sprinklers. Stuffed chicken breast is usually available evert day and Chicken Parmesan is very good. The CI in Evansville, IN is a Mexican restaurant. And who owns property like that? The green beans were verygood but the deviled eggs left a little to be desired in filling and taste. he also told me how that little store on main st financed two families.. mostly at a slice at a time.. and that his uncle, that little guy, was quite the ladies man..( apparently my sis wasnt the only one.). Your email address will not be published. There it was. Here are some that come to mind: LUBYS: This is a cafeteria chain that thrives in Texas, but just in Texas. They cooked the vegetables to mush, for one thing. Another frequent stop for my cafeteria-loving grandparents. The door clicked shutand I climbed into my car, the smell of mashed potatoes lingering in my mind long after I left. The food was average for a cafeteria style restaurant. I recently went to the flying pizza in beavercreek with my wife and seen his picture in their store. It won't open. Matt Martin/Steve Sarmir on pots and pans. You can only fit so much food on that tray and, unlike a buffet, a cafeteria is not all you can eat. A "con" to the cafeteria is that darn tray. Hotels near America's Packard Museum - The Citizens Motorcar Co. 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I have also purchased whole pies to bring to family gatherings. my mother use to take me to the CLICKITY CLACK it was a little restaraunt downtown near the safety bldg near where wone was later located. An inch but, then, I heard a voice. PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS: This is a cafeteria chain found primarily in the South. I love their fried chicken, Harvard beets, mashed potatoes. Marionberry Pie $4.09 I could envision my white-haired, distinguished grandfather patting his stomach after a big meal with a look of content satisfaction. It may be a 35 mile drive to get here but once I get here I know that I will be in Liver Heaven. What a really mean person! If you want a meal that tastes like Grandma made it, then this is the placefor you. You go to the buffet line and imagine what you want. And they have the best fried chicken!!!! It is a fantastic store full of ideas and design tips from traditional to modern styles. I went today because of the daily special of Liver and Onions. MCL Cafeteria is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers: 4485 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, OH 45429-2405. Interesting, thanks for the update, I'll have to maybe try it out sometime, it'll bring back all those Cambridge Inn memories for sure! What could possibly be inside after 30 years? My parents loved that place. None of us will be back there again. Theyhad chicken stuffed with stuffing and strawberry shortcake. Review. Share. The staff are warm, welcoming, and helpful. So, what cafeterias besides the ones found in hospitals, schools, etc still exist and thrive today? my wife and i had a long conversation with the fellow working there in the beavercreek store. Small bowl of Beef Manhattan$8.99 Her note brought back a flood of memories of childhood meals. And every bite was enjoyable. I worked there for about a year until I left the company to come back to Cincy to attend school to be a medical asst. The area is super ran down now, almost a ghetto to be honest. Anyone remember Vito's on Dorothy lane in Kettering? Back on topic i believe that Culps on far hills was in the old Liberal marketnext to St.Albert.There was a very good car wash next to it called Brownies. News Death NoticeEVANS, Mary Elizabeth [Wenninger] age 99, went gently to God, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Get quick answers from MCL Cafeteria staff and past visitors. We ate enough to last for hours and were out of the place about 50 minutes after we walked in.More, What a great place. Quick and inexpensive! "Here are a few long-gone places that I miss: 1) Waldo Peppers on National Road in Vandalia across from the airport. One word: grandparents. MORRISONS: This was a very traditional cafeteria chain that had locations all over the USA, although I think there were bunches in Florida. We know that Geoffrey's political affiliation is unknown; ethnicity . MCL Cafeteria. I loved my stuffed chicken and had a couple of bites of my wife's and thought it also excellent. Friendly staff and managers that welcomed first timers. You grab a tray, stick it on one of the metal tracks, move it along and grab and go (salads, desserts,a roll) and then you get to the entre section where several steaming hot selections await you. Nothing tasted bad, most was very good. Ok, just one more thing: my sister said that the women's bathroom was really filthy.More. My wife really likes their liver and onions, fried chicken and their catfish. Its always, at least for me, a white-knuckled walk from the register to the table as I try to balance my splashing soda, salad, pie, and meal all while waiting for me to trip over my own feet and splatter my food everywhere. copson you mentioned bob shreve. and found it to be very dried out like it had been sitting out to long. It closed its doors sometime in the late 80s, but the building is still there. I alway's saved mine to eat while watching bob shreves all night movies on the weekends.. (holy trinity church ) on e.fifth st.and bainbridge, it was in the back ground of one pictures of e.fifth st..and those old stores in the arcade, i remember them just as they were on that site.. I really can't think of an item I haven't liked and I've been going to MCL for years. It has a great variety and the people are so nice. Ham & Potato Casserole For a Crowd - Plus Other Ham Recipes! and do you know what year it was taken?.I'm trying to figure that out by the ladies style of clothing maybe late 50's early 60's maybe?. We lived on west second st in the 400 blk right downtown in the late 50's to 60 or 61.. (I was just about four or five or so ).. the CLICKITY CLACK wasnt far from the safety bldg. good but the deviled eggs left a little to be desired in filling and taste. How did I become such a cafeteria connoisseur? I will definitely be back in before the holidays! Wait time to be served was good as the line was kept moving without feeling like we were being rushed. Servers come around and refill water glasses, bring you extra things like napkins. So this morning, with cafeterias on my mind (Thanks, Tibby) I decided to visit the old haunt one last time. What about the original BBQ sauce at Old Hickory next door. He was a dayton police officer.. You walk in and the places is so inviting and welcoming. Iced Tea (Unsweet or Sweet) $3.09 Yes, Cathy, that was the onewhen did you work there? I've heard good things about them, but haven't been to one. Here it is: The old Cambridge Inn in all its glory. I cant possibly imagine trying to juggle two young girls and my tray at once. one and one half deviled eggs $3.19 Are the prices at this restaurant mid-range / moderate? The other party with me got the Rueben sandwichand found it to be very dried out like it had been sitting out to long.More. Not really someplace I would have gone but my group was there. It was a special place in a different era, that is for sure. Isn't that interesting? Do you think a developer owns and is just sort of holding it hoping the land value rises? A Dillman's Grocery, a Hill's Department Store, and The Cambridge Inn were the names I could recall. She would never go out with him. Prices are really good too. does anyone know wher to get good turtle soup and i dont mean mock turtle soup 1. it was always free slices from him.. Holy cow, this building has been sitting, frozen in time for over 30 years? Its now a Recreation/senior center. I pass by the old Hyde Park store all the time. I so hope you see this post !!.. had chicken stuffed with stuffing and strawberry shortcake. Does anyone know?.. 35 went through. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Ill have to wait about 10 years to go. If that Cambridge Inn (by Target) is the one in Middletown,OH on S. University BlvdI was asst. Mom likes chicken livers, and MCL has them on Mondays. Thanks again for bringing back some wonderful childhood memories!!! That man seated to the left at the end of the counter is my father. My old haunt had actually become a haunt. I dont even know if that old bar is still there..I miss that turtle soup ! Ah, such good memories! It's a great cafeteria. It creaked open. Oh, the pie. Loved both of them. IKEA: Yes, the garish stores synonymous with Sweden and cheap dorm-room furniture also operate honest-to-goodness cafeterias. he would have people on his show that owned bars or restaurants in the area i owned a pizza restaurant and got on there one night. I dont like the entrees, vegetables are goodMore, It has been a long time sine I have been here. I just loved how the building looked from the outside. Needless to say, we took leftovers home for the night. https://www.facebook.com/133871669991219/posts/3686129631432054/?d=n The cashier overcharged me for the dark meat chicken (um legs and thighs are dark meat not light) and it wasn't quite as done as I like my chicken to be. Entdecke GREENVILLE, OHIO: IGA STORE (D. TEASFORD) (1934-43 MIDGET MATCHBOOK COVER) - F18 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! We wound up not eating some of our pecan pie, so they brought us a box to take it home--another plus over buffet style. I remember the Carillon had great custard. I go just to satisfy her taste. THE HOT SHOPPE: I remember this chain well. I went there frequently with my grandparents..I can still remember taking the tray through the cafeteria line, getting some roast beef, dessert, and then we'd all stake out a big round table (round tables are so nice). more. Any Lubys fans among our readers? The cost for both of us was about $28--high when compared to a burger joint, but low compared to lots of regular restaurants--especially when you consider all that we got. Tuesday is chicken pot pie day so I try to go then but every day is special. Hello Kevin, The service was top notch. Why not. I was asst, mgr. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. When we travel, it's hard to squeeze in time for some fancy restaurants, where it might take 85 minutes or so to get served and eat--even without dessert. How cool, Cathy, small world, you for sure carved some inside rounds for me because the years I went to the Cambridge Inn in Middletown the most were during the mid-80s with my grandparents, so no doubt we were there at the same time. Ive heard that their cafeterias are among the best anywhere. Any time I need a floral arrangement, I always find something beautiful that fits into my home dcor and at a great price! to get 3 orders of the liver. Many friendships and memories made during my Cambridge years. Their pies are homemade and really good. Let it go.". Basically, a cafeteria is the school lunch line in a grown-up setting. The sales people are very friendly and helpful. We come here at least once a month and always have a good meal. He lived at the gibbons motel in the arcade when he went on the police dept in 1948. SACKSTEDER, Thomas J. We had many meals with them at this comfort food kingdom. I would describe it as a good Sunday-dinner. I guess another plus to the cafeteria is that it is a very efficient food delivery system, taking the sit-down experience and compressing it. As an adult, I still recall the meanest "boss" I have ever worked for. 2) Mamma E Mia Trattoria located in downtown Dayton . 3 people, small meals, $75.00+ . Theres still a cafeteria up in Kettering called the MCL and it is pricey and not of the quality that I remember from the others. Vito Gasettas was moved to dorothy lane from brown st. when rt. My wife really likes their liver and onions, fried chicken and their catfish. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. Pretty sad that I can remember hot fudge cake from 30 years ago, but not the grocery list my wife gave me 20 minutes ago. There may a stray still in business and believe it is in Carillon Park.More of a restaurant then a cafeteria. Everything is fresh and tastes well seasoned! Thought it was a bad idea as the big seniors complex was right there and left old timers with no place to go get a hot meal. Thompson/Mike Sarmir on cleanup. But then I noticed the sign by the driveway "Nightmare Manor." There were several in the Cincy/NKy area. olds88 & copson i think your right about where culps was and also where davids was. If you like a cafeteria setting then you'll love this one. I loved my stuffed chicken and had a couple of bites of my wife's and thought it also excellent. It was goodMore, I took my grandsons to MCL for lunch and as they say, their eyes were bigger than their stomachs! there were other owners on also and he would interview you sometime during the show.shreve didnt drink but they had a cooler full of schoenling draft. Reasonably priced. When dad was in uniform near the safety bldg one morning he caught her jaywalking near sacred heart church and he tried to stop her, and she ran from him..she ran into the church. You sit at regular tables with real silverware and real glasses. $8.99 This is where I grew up and it was one of my favorite places my Mom took my as a child. Thanks my friend.. Where did you get that picture ?. The liver is very moist and tender and taste outstanding. A good clean place to see the food before you order it. He was in plain clothes in that picture he must have been a detective by then. 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